And I mean this part in defense of Egwene's instant objection to Rand's plan. I think it's stupid to hold a peron's survival instinct against them. She thinks this plan is going to bring doom down upon herself and the rest of the world. Of course she opposes something she sees as being cataclysmic to the human race. She doesn't know this is going to work or not work. She is simply calculating it as being too big of a risk.

I'm also not saying that Rand's plan is bad or that he should need to spend the time explaining himself to Egwene or soothing her worries. He's under no obligation to do those things. I just think that people are hating on her simply because she's opposing "the hero" and they are seeing it as a selfish act on her part. He's the hero, the savior of the world. Why the fuck isn't she supporting him?

I think it's just more about self-preservation - for herself and everyone else. She doesn't even seem to think she has a particular better idea or that she knows best (as some people have asserted), she just disagrees with Rand's current plan of action. And I don't think she's irrational for doing so.